This Week in Campus Insanity Vol. 34 Georgetown University s Healy Hall on the day of the Cardinal O Connor Conference (Elizabeth Schnolis) Alex Nester • March 6, 2021 5:00 am
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Welcome back to Campus Insanity, a weekly roundup of the craziest developments at our nation s 4,000-plus institutions of higher education.
6. Georgetown Student Bar Association Asks Students to List Pronouns ‘In Solidarity’ with Transgender Peers | Washington Free Beacon
Georgetown Law School’s Student Bar Association asked law students to stand in solidarity and support of their transgender and nonbinary peers by listing their preferred pronouns on social media and online meeting platforms.
5. University of Michigan ‘Liberation Front Demands Removal of Sabra Hummus and End to Israel Trips |
Are schools safe?
According to a college professor, not if you’re black.
On Tuesday, New York University Professor David Kirkland tweeted about getting back to the daily grind and discovering the same ol’ same ol’:
“I’m reading today’s education headlines, which makes it all but clear that the country is trending toward in-person school reopenings. My biggest fear is that, as we rush to reopen, nothing will change. Those who are vulnerable will remain vulnerable. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.”
I m reading today s education headlines, which makes it all but clear that the country is trending toward in-person school reopenings. My biggest fear is that, as we rush to reopen, nothing will change. Those who are vulnerable will remain vulnerable. Wash. Rinse. Repeat.
The incoming chancellor of New York City public schools has a history of making controversial statements and recently promoted a tweet that implies America was "built on lies."
Proponents of Critical Race Theory (CRT) often write about it as if their dogma was established and acceptable fact, an ideological fait accompli that only a
White Supremacy in the United States
On January 6th, 2021, the nation watched as a violent mob attacked The Capitol, trying to halt the certification of the vote for the President of the United States. These seditious acts were inspired by months of disinformation and heated rhetoric in a polarized political environment. But in order to confront what happened, it is necessary to take a closer look at the insurrectionists themselves. These were not political protesters arguing for their rights, but rather people who were seeking to use violence and threats to overturn an election. Many of the mostly white insurrectionists spoke in apocalyptic terms of saving their country while rallying around symbols of hate: from the confederate battle flag, to neo-nazi imagery. The Department of Homeland Security now considers white supremacists to be the most “persistent and lethal threat” to the United States of America. This dialogue will explore the ideologies of white supremacy, the group